Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov — one of the most prominent faces of the war against Russia — is now under fire on the home front as investigations into government corruption rocked the country over the weekend. Kyiv’s officials have been at pains over … Read more
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni hailed Algeria as Rome’s “most stable, strategic and long-standing” partner in North Africa as she wrapped up a two-day visit on Monday aimed at securing Italy’s energy supplies and promoting her plan for a “non-predatory ” approach to investment on the continent. Meloni, who leads Italy’s most right-wing government since … Read more
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. PARIS/BERLIN – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron will aim to reboot their problematic relations with a big ceremony on Sunday as shared frustration over a new US law helps them overcome differences. Paris and Berlin have been at odds in … Read more
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BERLIN — News this month that the number of German soldiers declaring themselves conscientious objectors rose fivefold in the wake of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine created little more than a ripple in Germany. For many Germans it’s perfectly natural for members of the … Read more
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. YEREVAN, Armenia — For weeks, there’s been a new sight on Armenia’s dusty mountain roads. Among the aging Russian Ladas and imported German cars, you’ll spot a fleet of shiny SUVs with the blue and gold-starred flag of the European Union mounted on the … Read more
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LÜTZERATH, Germany – The political party responsible for the pepper spray, the bulldozers and a coal deal with one of Germany’s biggest energy companies was the Greens. And every protester here on Saturday knew it. It was a chastening day for a party that … Read more
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. The French government has pitched a complete overhaul of the European Union’s approach to boosting its industry, offering a sweeping “Made in Europe” strategy to counter a flood of US subsidies, according to documents seen by POLITICO. In a letter dated January 9, the … Read more
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. PARIS — France’s disrupter-in-chief Emmanuel Macron is charging ahead and tackling one of the nation’s many sacred cows: raising the retirement age — despite stiff opposition from trade unions and swathes of the French public. His Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne is set to present … Read more
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. NAGORNO-KARBAKH — A group of Armenian soldiers in heavy winter jackets stand idly around the first checkpoint on the road into Nagorno-Karabakh, some smoking, some eyeing the mountains behind them where they say Azerbaijani troops have set up firing positions. For three decades, this … Read more
Residents of an apartment in Kyiv photograph the destruction after a Russian missile attack. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Ukrainians faced a grim start to 2023 as Sunday brought more Russian missile and drone attacks following a blistering New Year’s Eve assault that killed at least three civilians across the country, authorities reported. … Read more